Published Papers

The REEdI project team is actively assessing its impact across Europe and beyond, with a strong focus on advancing pedagogical and technological innovations in engineering education.

A key measure of this impact is the volume of research publications emerging from the REEdI model. By championing an innovative and agile approach to education, the team has made a significant contribution to the field.

For a full list of REEdI publications, please see below.

2022 Published Papers

TITLE AUTHORS PUBLICATION LINK
POSTER LINK
PUBLICATION TYPE WHERE PUBLISHED
Using immersive technologies to rethink engineering education in Ireland F. Boyle, J. Moolman, J. Stephens, J. Walsh Click to view N/A Book Chapter In M. E. Auer, A. Pester, & D. May (Eds.), Learning with Technologies and Technologies in Learning – Experience, Trends and Challenges in Higher Education. Springer.
Innovating Engineering Education at Greenfield Sites: Transferable Insights from Doblin’s Model of Innovation F. Boyle, R. Hadgraft, E. Lindsay and R. Ulseth Click to view. N/A Conference Paper IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Uppsala, Sweden, 2022, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/FIE56618.2022.9962702.
REEdI Design Thinking for Developing Engineering Curricula Boyle, F., Walsh, J., Riordan, D., Geary, C., Kelly, P., & Broderick, E Click to view. N/A Article Education Science, 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12030206
An enhanced assessment methodology for significant work-based placement Fitzgerald, N., O’Sullivan, K., Morris, I., Walsh, J., Boyle, F., O’Connell, E., & Corkery, G Click to view. Enhanced Assessment Poster Conference Paper 14th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Mallorca, Spain (Edulearn)
Implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in the Project Framework for Rethinking Engineering Education in Ireland O’Sullivan, K., Morris, I., Fitzgerald, N., Walsh, J., Boyle, F., O’Connell, E., & Corkery, G Click to view. SDG Poster Conference Paper 14th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Mallorca, Spain (Edulearn)
Addressing the need for a more gender balanced participation in engineering education C. Cassidy, K. O’Sullivan, N. Fitzgerald, I. Morris, F. Boyle, G. Corkery, J. Walsh Click to view. Gender Div Poster Conference Paper 14th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Mallorca, Spain (Edulearn)
The Use of Collaborative Virtual Environments (CVEs) for Engineering Education in Higher Education Institutions J. Moolman, G. Corkery, J. Walsh, S. Morrissey-Tucker Click to view. N/A Conference Paper  EDULEARN22 Proceedings, pp. 5073-5081
Co-design and co-development of an overarching work placement framework with industry Morris, I., O’Sullivan, K., Fitzgerald, N. P., Walsh, J., Boyle, F., O’Connell, E., & Corkery, G Click to view. Co-design & Co-Development Poster Conference Paper 16th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Online (INTED)
What is Rethinking Engineering Education in Ireland? K. O’Sullivan Click to view. N/A Online Journal Article Engineers Ireland Journal
Aligning 2nd & 3rd Level Education from an Engineering Perspective K. O’Sullivan N/A Online Webinar Engineers Ireland

2023 Published Papers

TITLE AUTHORS PUBLICATION LINK
POSTER LINK
PUBLICATION TYPE WHERE or TO BE PUBLISHED
Developing Primary School outreach activities as part of the Rethinking Engineering in Ireland Project O’Sullivan, K., Morris, I., Fitzgerald, N., Cassidy, C., Walsh, J., O’Connell, E & Boyle, F Click to view. Primary School Outreach Poster Conference Paper 17th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation Valencia (Spain), March 2023 (INTED)
Developing a student retention framework for engineering education in Ireland Fitzgerald, N., O’Sullivan, K., Morris, I., Walsh, J., O’Connell, E & Boyle, F Click to view. Student Ret Poster Conference Paper 17th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation Valencia (Spain), March 2023 (INTED)
Integration of a Virtual Reality platform into undergraduate engineering in Ireland Kelly, P., Moolman, J., Geary, C., Walsh, J., & Boyle, F. Click to view. Poster Conference Paper 17th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation Valencia (Spain), March 2023 (INTED)
Disruptive Models for Engineering Education E. Lindsay, R. Hadgraft, F. Boyle, and R. Ulseth Click to view. Book (Chapter)- Chapter 6 Accepted for publication in the International Handbook of Engineering Education- scheduled for published May 2023

An Evaluation of Requirements for Mentorship Framework Incorporation Feedback from Industry

I. Morris1, K. O’Sullivan1, N. Fitzgerald1,
J. Walsh1, E. O’Connell2, F. Boyle
Click to view. Conference Paper Edulearn 2023

Experiential Learning Using Augmented Reality in Engineering Education

C. Geary, J. Moolman, C. Mbabazi, F. Boyle, J. Walsh Click to view. Conference Paper Edulearn 2023
Using online learning standards: Systematising online learning and teaching best practice for teaching faculty G. Exton-Grimes Click to view. EDEN 2023 Standards Conference Paper EDEN 2023 Digital Learning Europe Annual Conference
Revolutionising Engineering Education – Creating Photorealistic Virtual Human Lecturers Using Artificial Intelligence And Computer Generated Images J. Moolman, F.Boyle, J. Walsh Click to view. Oral Presentation SEFI 2023
Online Learning Standards:
Steps to introduce a distributed leadership approach to training teachers for online teaching and learning
G. Exton-Grimes, Noctor, M., & Boyle, F. Click to view. Journal Paper Accepted by AISHE-J
Leading with Influence: Enabling lecturers to be key agents in their own continuing professional development. G. Exton-Grimes, Noctor, M., & Boyle, F. Click to view. Conference Paper ICERI 2023

2024 Published Papers

TITLE AUTHORS PUBLICATION LINK
POSTER LINK
PUBLICATION TYPE PUBLICATION NAME
Designing a learning experience that helps to understand and promote the development of engineering role identity G. Exton-Grimes, Noctor, M., & Boyle, F Click to view. Conference Edulearn 2024
The Sky’s the limit: – using CanSats for Immersive Engineering Education on the REEdI Project Johnson, M; Boyle, F and O’Connell, E. Click to view. Conference LACCEI 2024

Empowering Student Engineers for Work Placement Success: A Comprehensive Preparation Framework

N. Fitzgerald, K. O’Sullivan, I. Morris Click to view. Conference Edulearn 2024

Design an Engineer. A fun-damental learning experience and research activity

M. Noctor, F. Boyle
Click to view. Conference SEFI 2024

Integration of Tuckman’s theory with the SparkPlus platform to improve team dynamics in undergraduate Engineering Education

C Karamagi, M Nicolas. Accepted Conference SEFI 2024
Evaluating the Design an Engineer Workshop (working title) M. Noctor, F. Boyle TBC TBC Journal SEFI Journal of Engineering Education Advancement 
3D LiDAR Data Augmentation for Off-Highway Vehicle Applications M.Edgar, D J. Yeong, K. Panduru, D. Riordan, J. Walsh Accepted TBC Conference ISSC 2024
Integrating Immersive Technology Solutions in Engineering Education at University Level
J. Moolmen, M. Edgar, F. Boyle, J. Walsh Submitted, Awaiting Decision TBC Conference SEFI 2024
Revolutionising Engineering Education: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Immersive Technologies for Enhanced Learning and Innovation J. Moolmen, M. Edgar, F. Boyle, J. Walsh Submitted, Awaiting Decision TBC Conference https://iated.org/iceri/
A Research Structure for Postgraduate Programme Industrial Collaborations D. Riordan, J.Walsh Accepted TBC Conference Edulearn 2024
A Novel Edge Platform Streamlining Connectivity between Modern Edge Devices and the Cloud. Future Internet 2024, 16, 111.  Carvalho, A.; Riordan, D.; Walsh, J. Accepted, published Journal- Future Internet doi.org
Female Underrepresentation in the REEdI Bachelor of Engineering Programme at Munster Technological University Flaherty, S.; O’Sullivan, K.; Cassidy, C., Boyle, F. Accepted TBC Conference
Design, Development and Implementation of an Industry Mentorship Framework to support an extended Work Placement in Undergraduate Engineering Education